Activities: Nature study, hiking, picnicking and some scheduled events such as canoe outings on the Housatonic River, lectures, workshops and children's programs.

Facilities: Visitors Center and Natural History Museum, with two restrooms.

Trail maps: Yes, with admission.

Pets: Not allowed.

Handicapped access: Restrooms and Visitors Center are wheelchair accessible. No formal handicapped trails, though dirt road through part of preserve offers views of some habitats, including field of bobolinks.

Hours: Trails open dawn to dusk year-round. Visitors Center open 7 days at week, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from April through November. Visitors Center not open Sunday or Monday other months.

Fees: Adults $5; children 6 to 12, $1; under 6, free.

Misc.: Bugs not a problem in most parts of the preserve, but mosquitoes can be bothersome in wetter areas. Worth having insect repellent just in case. Hiking boots, sneakers or walking shoes recommended.